Ohio State vs Michigan State College Football Picks

by Steve Hastings on Friday, October 17th, 2008

Ohio State vs Michigan State College Football Picks: The Buckeyes (6-1) have won their last 4 games. Last week the win at home against Purdue, 16-3. Freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor had an erratic game and tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells totaled 94 yards on 22 carries for the Buckeyes. Pryor completed 10 of 14 passes for 97 yards and ran for 27 yards on 14 carries. Look for a big game from the Ohio State offense… oh wait just kidding! OSU can't even score on the worst defenses! The sports odds posted by the oddsmakers at Bodoglife.com currently list Ohio State -3.5 favorites to Michigan State heading into this matchup.

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"There was a moment where you looked good and there was a moment where you went backwards," Tressel said. "We're not consistent at all." "The defense was on their backs the whole game and they stepped up and played," Pryor said. "We need to help them out and score touchdowns. We're not happy with that performance."

The Spartans also (6-1) are on a 6 game winning streak. Last week they got the win on the road against Big 10 rival Northwestern, 37-20. QB Brian Hoyer was 14/20 for 169 yards and 2 TD's. RB Javon Ringer rushed for 124 yards and 2 TD's. Michigan State scored 17 straight points in the first quarter with the help of a pair of Northwestern turnovers, and never looked back. This should be one interesting match. This is the break out game for both OSU and MSU. You have two great running backs trying to make their point not only in the Big Ten, but the NCAA as a Heisman candidate. The online sports betting odds at Bodoglife.com has the OVER/UNDER in this Ohio State vs Michigan State game is set at 42 points.

"We knew they were going to do their best to try and bring people into the box," Ringer said. "All the credit goes to my offensive line. They continue to produce and continue to give me the holes that I need to be able to help move the ball down the field."

College Football Picks: The returning Bennie Wells along with the #12 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes head north to the formerly known Agricultural school to face the Heisman contender Javon Ringer with the #20 ranked Michigan State Spartans. Both are 6-1 and both are undefeated in the Big Ten. Both teams need a break out game, and this is it. Ohio State needs one after getting demolished by top ranked (at the time) USC Trojans, and MSU needs one after starting off the season losing to a top ranked (at the time) Pac-10 heavy hitter Cal. Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings. Favorite is 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 meetings. Under is 4-0 in Spartans last 4 home games.